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Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Lake Shore Eviction Risk: Lower , Myrtle Beach

Tract 45051050402 · Horry County, SC · pop 2,242 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 45051050402 belongs to Lake Shore in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It is home to 2,242 residents and scores 5.1/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 41% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 80% of renter households, a severe level, and 59% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,450 a month against an average household income of $93,125 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 1% Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units965
Renter share5.3%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate3.2%
Median income$93,125

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Lake Shore
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 13 tracts In Myrtle Beach
Very Low
Within county
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#64 of 77 tracts In Horry County
Very Low
Within state
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#1,000 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Myrtle Beach and the region

Centroid at 33.7347, -78.8460 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lake Shore scores 2.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Myrtle Beach
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.3
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
3.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,450 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Myrtle Beach
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Myrtle Beach
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Myrtle Beach
2.5

How Lake Shore compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lake Shore risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.92.9This tracttract 050402Myrtle Beach: 2.52.5Myrtle Beachparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 37

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 95Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 15.26%Avg annual filing rate
  • 24.4%Peak (2014)
  • 29Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 450510504022010: 17 filings (10.76/100 renter HHs)2011: 15 filings (12.61/100 renter HHs)2012: 17 filings (14.29/100 renter HHs)2013: 17 filings (14.29/100 renter HHs)2014: 29 filings (24.37/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 71% over the past 5 months.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lake Shore

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Myrtle Beach eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Horry County average of 5.3 and below the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 95 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 15.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 24.4% of renter households in 2014.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 45051050402

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45051050402?

Census tract 45051050402 in the Lake Shore neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 45051050402?

Median gross rent is $2,450/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 80% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45051050402?

3.2% of residents in tract 45051050402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,242.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45051050402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 47th, minority 3th, housing 82th.
Q5

Is tract 45051050402 considered part of Lake Shore?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45051050402 fall within Lake Shore (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45051050402?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 95 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45051050402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.26% of renter households, peaking at 24.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 45051050402 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.4% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 45051050402 compare to Myrtle Beach overall?

Tract 45051050402 scores 2.9/10, higher than the parent city of Myrtle Beach at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Myrtle Beach eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Myrtle Beach

Top eight tracts in Myrtle Beach ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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